Helen Cooper
Helen Cooper is a British illustrator and an author of children's literature. Cooper has twice been awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal from the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. She won for The Boy Who Wouldn't Go To Bed in 1996, which she wrote and illustrated. In 1998 she won for Pumpkin Soup, which she also wrote and illustrated. They were consecutive projects for her.
Books
Delicious!
Author: Helen Cooper
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 6+
Duck, Squirrel and Cat return, in the third instalment of Helen Cooper’s award-winning Pumpkin Soup trilogy.
Pumpkin Soup
Author: Helen Cooper
Publisher: Corgi
Interest age: 4+
Reading age: 7+
The Cat, the Squirrel and the Duck live together in perfect harmony, eating pumpkin soup and playing their musical instruments. Until one day Duck decides he'll try stirring the soup…
Tatty Ratty
Author: Helen Cooper
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 3-7
Reading age: 5+
Molly is very upset when she loses her beloved toy, Tatty Ratty. Her parents console her by helping her imagine all the wonderful adventures Tatty Ratty is having while he is away.
The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed
Author: Helen Cooper
Publisher: Random House
Interest age: 3-7
Reading age: 6+
This determined baby refuses to go to bed. Resolved to stay up all night, he takes off in his car to search for like-minded friends.